WaterColor's Town Center offers
a great variety of locally owned shops, including the popular WaterColor Store, featuring stylish logo apparel, gifts and
accessories; Old Florida Outfitter's; Barefoot Princess; and the newly opened Blue Giraffe Gift Shop.
Seaside is a picture-perfect little town just a half mile from
WaterColor where you can reach shops, restaurants, art galleries and
other establishments by foot or bicycle. Ruskin Place is
considered to be the "artist's colony" of Seaside. Here you will find art
galleries, a coffee shop and an interior design shop. In all, more than 50
Seaside shops offer wonderful treasures and mementos from a coastal retreat.
Just 20 miles west of WaterColor near Sandestin, Silver Sands is the
nation's largest designer outlet center with over 100 designer-name stores like
Ann Taylor, Banana Republic, J.Crew, Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5TH, Michael Kors, Gap,
Polo, Nautica, Viking, Coach and more. On-site restaurants include Panera
Bread, Carraba's and Cheeseburger in Paradise.
Just minutes from WaterSound, Rosemary
Beach's town center features shopping, eating establishments from fine dining
to ice cream and coffee shops, a day spa, and a bike path along 30-A. The green
spaces provide ideal settings for playing croquet or bocce ball or just being a
spectator.
Located about 10 minutes east of WaterSound,
Pier Park is the premier shopping destination in Panama City Beach and
surrounding areas, with approximately 1 million square feet of upscale, open-air
shopping, dining and entertainment, including national brands as well as unique
and locally owned shops.
In the heart of WindMark Beach Village Center, Joseph's
Cottage features a collection of several home furnishings lines and decor, each with a unique style.
The Fuss Boutique has a mixture of chic and feminine clothing with
funky and classic new styles. Fit as a Fiddle, the new state-of-the-art fitness center, has top of the line equipment with personal televisions and earphone hook-ups, lockers, showers and changing rooms.
Just nine miles
from WindMark Beach, the quaint downtown area on Reid Avenue is home to many
specialty shops and restaurants, as well as the Port Theatre. This Art Deco
treasure was added to the National Register of Historic Places in June 2003.
Persnickety is a specialty boutique that has a collection of
mini-boutiques inside the store.
Prickly Pears Gourmet Gallery
is an eclectic shop on Mexico Beach full of unique original artwork and
gourmet treats.
Apalachicola is a historic area near SummerCamp Beach and only 26 miles east of WindMark Beach. Visitors can spend time browsing
through the city's unique galleries, stores and antique shops. Once the third-largest port on the Gulf of Mexico, Apalachicola has a diverse and colorful past
that remains visible today. More than 200 of its historic homes and buildings are on the
National Register. Stroll along wide tree-lined streets where picturesque
Victorian homes display the charm of years gone by. Enjoy a
shopping and culinary excursion
that's fun for the entire family.